Jim Mora rips Harbaugh for play-calling at the end of the half

Coach Jim Harbaugh said he feels exposed when he gets too many media compliments. So leave it to former 49ers defensive coordinator Jim Mora to make Harbaugh feel less exposed with some harsh criticism. At the end of the first half, Harbaugh seemed indecisive. He put his two-minute, shotgun offense out the field with 38 seconds remaining and down 20-3.

At the 49ers own 20, everyone figured the 49ers would try to run a few pass plays to get in position to score. Quarterback Alex Smith threw a 2-yard pass to running back Frank Gore. But, then, instead hurrying to set up the next play, the 49ers let about 24 seconds run off the clock before going to a shotgun formation again. Mora said that Harbaugh needs to either run out the clock or go into a hurry-up situation and try to score.

“This makes no sense…it doesn’t make any sense,” Mora said. “You’re just gonna get guys hurt…I don’t understand what they’re doing offensively here. I’m sure there’s a method to their madness, but I just, I can’t tell you what it is. You don’t see this much in the NFL. This might work in college, but not at this level.

Further adding to the confusion, Harbaugh called a timeout w

Jim Mora had words for Jim Harbaugh

ith 1 second left and the ball at their 32-yard line. At that point Mora said, “Jim is very, very smart. He’s played in this league. He’s coached for a long time. He knows his team. I’m sure there’s a reason behind this. I don’t know what it is.”